The role
We are looking for a Senior Client Executive to join our agency partnership with LS Eleven. In this role, you will be part of the in-house team operating as the LS Eleven Media Partnership, focusing on connecting their brands with a large base of shoppers. This fast-paced role will see you manage a portfolio of clients and FMCG brands. You will be accountable for the delivery of campaigns and activating these, from initial strategy development and briefing, through to implementation and evaluation across all media partners. You will also be working closely with your team in a dynamic way, ensuring collaboration and open communication against our business objectives.
Why SMG?
We are dedicated to supporting our employees to be the best version of themselves both inside and outside of work. We have an extraordinary culture built by exceptional people and it's because of this that we've been recognised by Best Companies within the top 5 best Marketing & Media agencies to work for, with a World Class and Outstanding accreditation across the past 2 years.
We are also dedicated to continuously reviewing and improving our benefits package to offer the best that we can for our people. We have a whole page dedicated to our benefits here, but here are some of our favourites...
- 10% discretionary bonus scheme
- £1,800 yearly wellbeing fund (on top of your salary!) towards your personal wellbeing and passions
- 4 additional Wellbeing Days - one to be taken each quarter, dedicated to focusing on your wellbeing
- £500 yearly "Uni Fund" towards learning and development
- Free headspace subscription
- 4pm Friday finishes all year round
- Two fully paid conferences a year at Summer & Winter, as well as a dedicated team that put on activities and celebrations throughout the year
Why you?
In line with our company values, within your role, you'll want to stay honest, stay hungry, stay foolish, and most importantly, have fun! More specifically, you'll have/be:
- Experience in working towards ambitious targets
- A proven track record in the development and planning of strategic marketing campaigns
- A 'can do' attitude and strong work ethic to get stuck in and provide best-in-class marketing campaigns and client servicing
- The ability to "embrace change": As one of our key behaviours here at SMG, you'll be brave in trying new things and taking on new opportunities that will deliver both business and personal growth
- Great organisational skills with excellent attention to detail
- Exceptional communication and relationship skills for managing key stakeholders
P.S. We try really hard to make sure that we list only essential criteria here, BUT if you think you can do an amazing job, yet don't have every single thing on this list, we'd still love to hear from you.
What you'll be doing
We pride ourselves on creating challenging and exciting opportunities, meaning that no two days are the same. However, here's an idea of what your responsibilities will look like:
- Develop proposals and strategies based on supplier budgets and objectives to create cohesive media plans that will deliver against KPIs
- Liaise with a variety of internal and external stakeholders to activate FMCG branded activity across a range of channels, including on and offsite media within agreed timelines, following creative guidelines
- Support in driving commercials for the categories under your remit to help contribute towards wider business targets, manage forecasts, and report on these
- Work to ensure all content (including but not limited to media plans, status reports, performance reviews, and recommendations) is completed to a high standard, showcasing the team at its best
- Build positive relationships and communicate confidently with our clients, nuancing your approach with different stakeholders and ensuring you present yourself as a trusted member of the team
- Support wider organisational projects, helping to create a great workplace and supporting SMG's mission to lead connected commerce marketing
- Support the senior leadership team in governance, ad hoc requests, and meetings as required.
The process
1. We will invite you to a first interview which we try to keep relatively informal, so it gives you the opportunity to share your authentic self. The hiring team will be looking to understand more about your experience and why you're interested in working with us.
2. There will be a second interview which will last a little longer, and involve some form of task to showcase your ability to do the role.
3. We then invite you to a meet & greet which is an opportunity for you to meet the team you'll be joining and ask them questions about the role and wider business.
Helping you shine
We are committed to helping you shine and show your full potential by making any changes you might need throughout your application. If you need an alternative way of applying for this role, support with understanding the role and its requirements, changes to be made to the way we hold our interviews, or anything else, then please reach out to us. You can let us know on your application form.
SMG are proud to be an equal opportunities employer
We are fully committed to providing equality in the workplace and ensure all opportunities for, and during employment, will be afforded to individuals fairly and irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race including colour, ethnic or national origins and nationality, religion or belief or sexual orientation ("the protected characteristics"). We want our organisation to reflect the diversity of our communities and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds.